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Emu Swamp bushfire risk

Of Emu Swamp’s 98 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 100% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Emu Swamp’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is above the NSW average of 16.4%.

0%
In a flood area
100%
In a bushfire area
98
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Emu Swamp

Flood and bushfire areas across Emu Swamp. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.

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Crime near Emu Swamp

Emu Swamp sits in the Cabonne council area, which recorded 509 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.

Showing all crime — tap an offence type below to plot it over time.
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Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 509 total. Figures are for the whole Cabonne council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Property values in Emu Swamp

Median sale price by property type, reported by postcode area — suburbs sharing a postcode show the same figure.

Houses
$750,000+7.14%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025
Units & apartments
$491,000+17.46%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025

Indicative postcode-area estimate — NSW medians are reported by postcode, so Emu Swamp shares this figure with nearby suburbs in the same postcode. Not a valuation of any specific property. Source: NSW DCJ Rent and Sales Report — sales tables (postcode).

Zoning in Emu Swamp

Emu Swamp is mostly other. The most common zones:

Other84.7% of properties

Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.

Zone: Primary Production

Environmental15.3% of properties

Environmental management — conservation land with strong limits on development.

Zone: Environmental Management

School catchments in Emu Swamp

Emu Swamp can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.

Who lives in Emu Swamp

At the 2021 Census, 11.5% of Emu Swamp’s 156 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English53.8%
Australian32.1%
Scottish16.7%
Irish13.5%
German5.1%

Top countries of birth

England1.9%
France1.9%

Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.

Development near Emu Swamp

Cabonne council approved 32 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

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Dwellings/yr
32
Houses
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Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Cabonne council area (not just Emu Swamp). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Emu Swamp address:

Nearby suburbs

Figures are indicative only — verify any specific property with the relevant council. Sources: council/state planning schemes & flood mapping, Geoscape G-NAF, state police crime statistics, ABS.